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Jun 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Kurt Vile

Full on election season is approaching with midterm elections this fall and Kurt Vile has announced that he’s hitting the campaign trail in November and December. In other words, he’s announced some tour dates in an amusing way, with endorsements from various venues across the land. He is partnering with PLUS1 to donate one dollar from every ticket sold to the ACLU. Check out the dates and tour poster below.

A press release announces the tour like this: “Kurt Vile, one of rock’s most captivating frontmen, guitarists, and songwriters, will once again be heading out on the campaign trail, with support from The Violators (Rob Laakso, Kyle Spence, and Jesse Trbovich), running on their non-partisan platform known as rock n’ roll.”

Last fall Vile teamed up with Courtney Barnett for a collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice. Vile’s last studio album, b’lieve i’m goin down…, came out in 2015, via Matador, but perhaps he has a new one on the way? Read our interview with Vile about his last album.

Also read our 2017 interview with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile on Lotta Sea Lice.

Kurt Vile and the Violators Tour Dates:

7/10 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
7/11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
7/12 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
7/13 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Music & Arts Festival
7/14 - Chattanooga, TN - Signal
7/15 - Knoxville, TN - Mill & Mine
7/17 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
10/12 - Hamburg, Denmark - Grünspan
10/13 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Pustervik
10/14 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
10/15 - Stockholm, Sweden - Bern
10/16 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
10/18 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys
10/19 - Munich, Germany - Technikum
10/20 - Zurich, Switzerland - X-Tra
10/21 - Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne
10/22 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
10/23 - Madrid, Spain - Teatro Barceló
10/25 - Lisbon, Spain - Lisboa Ao Vivo
10/26 - Porto, Portugal - Hard Club
10/27 - Bilbao, Spain - BIME Festival
10/28 - Bordeaux, France - Theatre Barbey
10/29 - Paris, France - La Cigale
10/30 - Brussels, Belgium - Autumn Falls @ AB
11/1 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
11/2 - Köln, Germany - Kantine
11/5 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
11/6 - London, UK - Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11/7 - London, UK - Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11/8 - Bristol, UK - St Philips Gate
11/9 - Birmingham, UK - The Crossing
11/10 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall
11/11 - Leeds, UK - 02 Academy
11/13 - Glasgow, UK - 02 ABC
11/14 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
11/15 - Belfast, UK - The Limelight
11/24 - Boston, MA - House of Blues *
11/28 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
11/30 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
12/3 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
12/5 - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly *
12/6 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater *
12/7 - Dallas, TX - Canton Hall *
12/9 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park *
12/11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
12/12 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre *
12/14 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
12/15 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre *
12/16 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom *
12/19 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
12/20 - Madison, WI - Sylvee *
12/21 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall *
12/22 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *

* denotes w/ Jessica Pratt

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